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State Highway 77
State Highway 77
	Route of Inland Scenic Route
Route information
	Maintained by NZ Transport Agency
Length	93.9 km (58.3 mi)
Tourist; routes	Inland Scenic Route between Homebush and Mount Hutt
Major junctions
Northwest end	SH 73 (South Terrace/West Coast Road) at Darfield
Southeast end	SH 1 (West Street) at Ashburton
Location
Country	New Zealand
Primary; destinations	Coalgate, Glentunnel, Rakaia Gorge, Methven
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State Highway 77 is a state highway in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid Canterbury between the towns of Ashburton and Darfield via the Rakaia Gorge. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the Rakaia and Selwyn Rivers. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.

About 43 km of the highway lie on the Inland Scenic Route (formerly State Highway 72).

Route

The highway begins as Bangor Road just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from Waddington and begins its concurrency at Homebush. After a name change to Homebush Road, the road skirts to the north of Coalgate and then to the south of Glentunnel before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the Selwyn River.

Now known as Wairiri Road, the road widens back to two lanes and passes through undulating to hilly farmland. At Glenroy the road changes name to Windwhistle Road and climbs towards the settlement of Windwhistle.

Beyond Windwhistle, the name changes to Rakaia Gorge Road and begins a spectacular descent into the Rakaia Gorge. For most of its length the Rakaia River runs on shingle river beds as a braided river but here the river is mostly a single channel. The river here has carved out the surrounding land to form two level terraces. The road passes over both these terraces before narrowing to one lane again to cross the river.

After widening again, the road changes name to Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and rises towards the plains again. The road emerges onto the plains but passes right underneath the towering Mount Hutt. The road is frequently covered by snow and ices over in sheltered areas during the calmer periods of the winter months in higher parts of the road.

The road turns left onto Waimarama Road 10 km north of Alford Forest and proceeds through arable farmland, changes name again to Mount Hutt Station Road and arrives in Methven, where it changes name again to Main Street.

After Methven, the road changes name to Methven Highway and proceeds in a south to southeasterly direction through more pastoral farmland. Before Ashburton, the road hugs the Ashburton River / Hakatere, the name of the road changes to Alford Forest Road for about 2 km, then to River Terrace for 600 m and lastly to Moore Street for the last 300 m of the route before terminating at SH 1 in the town centre.^[1]

Route changes

When SH 72 had its state highway status revoked, SH 77 was extended to cover the section between (its former terminus) Mount Hutt and Waddington. In 1997, SH 77 was diverted at the intersection of Homebush Road, along Bangor Road, to terminate with SH 73 at Darfield.^[2]

Major intersections

Territorial authority	Location	km	Destinations	Notes
Ashburton District	Ashburton Central	0.0	SH 1 north (West Street) – Rakaia, Christchurch (Moore Street) – Town Centre SH 1 south (West Street) – Temuka, Timaru	SH 77 begins
		6.0	(Ashburton Staveley Road) – Mount Somers, Alford Forest, Staveley
		22.3	(Thompsons Track) – Mount Somers, Mayfield, Rakaia, Christchurch ()
	Methven	33.9	(Forest Drive) – Mount Somers, Geraldine (Methven Chertsey Road) – Lauriston
		36.6	(Mount Hutt Station Road) – Rakaia Gorge (alternative route)
		43.6	Inland Scenic Route (Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road) – Geraldine, Timaru (McLennans Bush Road) – Mount Hutt Ski Area	SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
	Mount Hutt	49.0	(Mount Hutt Station Road) – Methven (alternative route)
	Rakaia Gorge	53.0	Rakaia River Bridge #1
Selwyn District	Rakaia Gorge	53.0	Rakaia River Bridge #1
	Windwhistle	59.4	(Coleridge Road) – Lake Coleridge (Leaches Road) – Hororata
	Glenroy	70.0	(Downs Road) – Hororata
	Glentunnel	79.0	Selwyn River Bridge
	Glentunnel	79.2	(Whitecliffs Road) – Whitecliffs
	Coalgate	82.8	(Malvern Hills Road) (Bridge Street) – Coalgate, Hororata
	Coalgate	86.0	Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) – Oxford, Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass ()	SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
	Darfield	94.0	SH 73 west (South Terrace) – Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass SH 73 east (South Terrace) – Christchurch	SH 77 ends

References

^ State Highway 77 on Google Maps
^ "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". New Zealand Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

[1] State Highway 77 on Google Maps

[2] "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". New Zealand Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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+{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2015}}
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+{{more citations needed|date=July 2016}}
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-| direction= Northwest - Southeast
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-| start=[[New Zealand State Highway 73|South Terrace/West Coast Road]] [[File:State_Highway_73_NZ.svg|20px]] at [[Darfield, New Zealand]]
+|map_notes= Route of Inland Scenic Route
-| destinations=[[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Glentunnel]], [[Rakaia Gorge]], [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
+|length_km=93.9
-| end=[[New Zealand State Highway 1|West Street]] [[File:State_Highway_1_NZ.svg|20px]] at [[Ashburton, New Zealand]]
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-| tourist-routes= [[Inland Scenic Route]] between [[Homebush, New Zealand|Homebush]] and [[Mount Hutt, New Zealand|Mount Hutt]]
+|destinations=[[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]], [[Glentunnel]], [[Rakaia Gorge]], [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]]
+|terminus_b={{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|name1=West Street}} at [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]]
+|tourist= [[Inland Scenic Route]] between Homebush and Mount Hutt
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-'''State Highway 77''' is a [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway]] in  New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] between the towns of [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] via the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the [[Rakaia River|Rakaia]] and [[Selwyn River|Selwyn]] Rivers. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.
+'''State Highway 77''' is a [[New Zealand state highway network|state highway]] in New Zealand going through the inland parts of Central and Mid [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] between the towns of [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] and [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] via the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. It is wholly single carriageway with two one-lane bridges at the [[Rakaia River|Rakaia]] and [[Selwyn River]]s. One set of traffic lights is found in Ashburton marking the southern terminus of the highway.
-About 43 km of the highway lie on the [[Inland Scenic Route]] (formerly State Highway 72).
+About 43&nbsp;km of the highway lie on the [[Inland Scenic Route]] (formerly State Highway 72).
 ==Route==
-[[Image:RakaiaGorgeBridge gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|300px|State Highway 77 passing over the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, which was built in 1882]]
+[[File:RakaiaGorgeBridge gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|300px|State Highway 77 passing over the Rakaia Gorge Bridge, which was built in 1882]]
+[[File:Mt Hutt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Much of State Highway 77 is dominated by the skyline of the [[Southern Alps (New Zealand)|Southern Alps]] and Canterbury foothills. [[Mount Hutt]] is especially noticeable from SH 77]]
-This is the current route of SH 77 as of June 2010.
+The highway begins as ''Bangor Road'' just west of Darfield town centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]] and begins its concurrency at [[Homebush, New Zealand|Homebush]]. After a name change to ''Homebush Road'', the road skirts to the north of [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] and then to the south of [[Glentunnel]] before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the [[Selwyn River]].
-The highway begins as ''Bangor Road'' just west of Darfield Town Centre, and proceeds in a westerly directions towards the mountains through flat pastoral farmland. Just before reaching the foothills, the road intersects with the Inland Scenic Route (Deans Road) coming from [[Sheffield and Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]] and begins its concurrency at [[Homebush, New Zealand|Homebush]]. After a name change to ''Homebush Road'', the road skirts to the north of [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] and then to the south of [[Glentunnel]] before veering left and narrowing to one lane to cross the [[Selwyn River]].
 Now known as ''Wairiri Road'', the road widens back to two lanes and passes through undulating to hilly farmland. At [[Glenroy, New Zealand|Glenroy]] the road changes name to ''Windwhistle Road'' and climbs towards the settlement of [[Windwhistle, New Zealand|Windwhistle]].
-Beyond Windwhistle, the name changes to ''Rakaia Gorge Road'' and begins a spectacular descent into the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. For most of its length the [[Rakaia River]] runs on shingle river beds as a [[braided river]] but here the river is mostly one lone channel. The river here has carved out the surrounding land to form two level terraces. The road passes over both these terraces before narrowing to one lane again to cross the river.
+Beyond Windwhistle, the name changes to ''Rakaia Gorge Road'' and begins a spectacular descent into the [[Rakaia Gorge]]. For most of its length the [[Rakaia River]] runs on shingle river beds as a [[braided river]] but here the river is mostly a single channel. The river here has carved out the surrounding land to form two level terraces. The road passes over both these terraces before narrowing to one lane again to cross the river.
+After widening again, the road changes name to ''Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road'' and rises towards the plains again. The road emerges onto the plains but passes right underneath the towering [[Mount Hutt, New Zealand|Mount Hutt]]. The road is frequently covered by snow and ices over in sheltered areas during the calmer periods of the winter months in higher parts of the road.
+The road turns left onto ''Waimarama Road'' 10&nbsp;km north of [[Alford Forest]] and proceeds through arable farmland, changes name again to ''Mount Hutt Station Road'' and arrives in [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]], where it changes name again to ''Main Street.''
+After Methven, the road changes name to ''Methven Highway'' and proceeds in a south to southeasterly direction through more pastoral farmland. Before Ashburton, the road hugs the [[Ashburton River / Hakatere]], the name of the road changes to ''Alford Forest Road'' for about 2&nbsp;km, then to ''River Terrace'' for 600&nbsp;m and lastly to ''Moore Street'' for the last 300&nbsp;m of the route before terminating at [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|SH 1]] in the town centre.<ref>[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=-43.488113,172.105851&daddr=Arundel+Rakaia+Gorge+Rd+to:Methven,+New+Zealand+to:Moore+St&hl=en&geocode=%3BFSwsZ_0dhjU6Cg%3BFYo3Zv0dKiA7CinxzQzIXc4tbTEH33IqzLAMdA%3BFWoOYv0dUp48Cg&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1&sll=-43.48914,172.114348&sspn=0.015568,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.673832,171.936035&spn=0.496639,1.234589&t=h&z=10 State Highway 77 on Google Maps]</ref>
+==Route changes==
+When SH 72 had its state highway status revoked, SH 77 was extended to cover the section between (its former terminus) Mount Hutt and [[Waddington, New Zealand|Waddington]]. In 1997, SH 77 was diverted at the intersection of ''Homebush Road'', along ''Bangor Road'', to terminate with SH 73 at Darfield.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/1997-au4208 |title=Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway |website=New Zealand Gazette |date=26 June 1997 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>
+==Major intersections==
+{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! [[Territorial authority]] !! Location !! km !! jct !! Destinations !! Notes
+|-
+| rowspan="8"| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton District]] || [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]] Central || 0.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W10-4.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=north|name1=West Street}} – [[Rakaia]], [[Christchurch]] <br /> (Moore Street) – Town Centre <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|1|dir1=south|name1=West Street}} – [[Temuka]], [[Timaru]] || ''SH 77'' begins
+|-
+| || 6.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || (Ashburton Staveley Road) – [[Mount Somers]], [[Alford Forest]], [[Staveley, New Zealand|Staveley]] ||
+|-
+| || 22.3 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Thompsons Track) – Mount Somers, [[Mayfield, Canterbury|Mayfield]], Rakaia, Christchurch ([[File:State Highway 1 NZ.svg|15px]]) ||
+|-
+| [[Methven, New Zealand|Methven]] || 33.9 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Forest Drive) – Mount Somers, [[Geraldine, New Zealand|Geraldine]] <br /> (Methven Chertsey Road) – [[Lauriston, New Zealand|Lauriston]] ||
+|-
+| || 36.6 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-2.svg|25px]] || (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Rakaia Gorge (alternative route) ||
+|-
+| || 43.6 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-1.svg|25px]] ||[[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road) – Geraldine, Timaru <br /> (McLennans Bush Road) – Mount Hutt Ski Area || SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency begins
+|-
+|  [[Mount Hutt]] || 49.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-R.svg|25px]] || (Mount Hutt Station Road) – Methven (alternative route) ||
+|-
+| rowspan="2"| [[Rakaia Gorge]] || rowspan="2"| 53.0 || rowspan="2"| [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-7.svg|25px]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Rakaia River]] Bridge #1 || rowspan="2"|
+|-
+| rowspan="8"| [[Selwyn District]]
+|-
+| [[Windwhistle]] || 59.4 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Coleridge Road) – [[Lake Coleridge]] <br /> (Leaches Road) – [[Hororata]] ||
+|-
+| [[Glenroy, New Zealand|Glenroy]]|| 70.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-R.svg|25px]] || (Downs Road) – Hororata ||
+|-
+|  rowspan=2| [[Glentunnel]] || 79.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-7.svg|25px]] || [[Selwyn River]] Bridge ||
+|-
+| 79.2 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || (Whitecliffs Road) – [[Whitecliffs]] ||
+|-
+| rowspan=2| [[Coalgate, New Zealand|Coalgate]] || 82.8 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-2.svg|25px]] || (Malvern Hills Road) <br /> (Bridge Street) – Coalgate, Hororata ||
+|-
+| 86.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign W11-4-L.svg|25px]] || [[File:Regional Route 72 NZ.png|20px]] [[Inland Scenic Route]] (Deans Road) – [[Oxford, New Zealand|Oxford]], [[Springfield, New Zealand|Springfield]], [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]] via [[Arthur's Pass]] ([[File:State Highway 73 NZ.svg|15px]]) ||SH 77/Inland Scenic Route (Regional Route 72) concurrency ends
+|-
+| [[Darfield, New Zealand|Darfield]] || 94.0 || [[File:New Zealand road sign R2-1.svg|25px]] || {{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|dir1=west|name1=South Terrace}} – Springfield, West Coast via Arthur's Pass <br /> {{jct|country=NZL|SH|73|dir1=east|name1=South Terrace}} – Christchurch || ''SH 77'' ends
+|}
+==See also==
+* [[List of New Zealand state highways]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+*[http://www.nzta.govt.nz New Zealand Transport Agency]
-* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2FGeoCommons%2FGeoCommons-simple.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.518027,171.655691&spn=0,359.983478&z=17&layer=c&cbll=-43.517696,171.657239&panoid=qI-j0ycUH5WN6pzu-eWX0Q&cbp=12,112.27070310567771,,0,5 View from Rakaia Gorge Bridge] - [[Google Street View]]
+*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftoolserver.org%2F~para%2FGeoCommons%2FGeoCommons-simple.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.518027,171.655691&spn=0,359.983478&z=17&layer=c&cbll=-43.517696,171.657239&panoid=qI-j0ycUH5WN6pzu-eWX0Q&cbp=12,112.27070310567771,,0,5 View from Rakaia Gorge Bridge] - [[Google Street View]]
+{{New Zealand State Highway navbox}}
+[[Category:State Highways in New Zealand|77]]
+[[Category:Transport in Canterbury, New Zealand]]

v t e New Zealand state highways
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National	SH 1 (incl. SH 1B, SH 1C) SH 2 SH 3 (incl. SH 3A) SH 4 SH 5 SH 6 (incl. SH 6A) SH 7 (incl. SH 7A) SH 8 (incl. SH 8A, SH 8B)
North Island	SH 10 SH 11 SH 12 SH 14 SH 15 SH 16 SH 18 SH 20 (incl. SH 20A, SH 20B) SH 21 SH 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 (incl. SH 25A) SH 26 SH 27 SH 28 SH 29 (incl. SH 29A) SH 30 (incl. SH 30A) SH 31 SH 32 SH 33 SH 34 SH 35 SH 36 SH 37 SH 38 SH 39 SH 41 SH 43 SH 44 SH 45 SH 46 SH 47 SH 48 SH 49 SH 50 SH 51 SH 53 SH 54 SH 56 SH 57 SH 58 SH 59
South Island	SH 60 SH 62 SH 63 SH 65 SH 67 (incl. SH 67A) SH 69 SH 71 SH 73 SH 74 (incl. SH 74A) SH 75 SH 76 SH 77 SH 78 SH 79 SH 80 SH 82 SH 83 SH 84 SH 85 SH 86 SH 87 SH 88 SH 90 SH 93 SH 94 SH 95 SH 96 SH 97 SH 98 SH 99
Former state highways	SH 1A SH 1F SH 2A SH 2B SH 15 SH 15A SH 17 SH 36 SH 40 SH 47A SH 49A SH 50A SH 52 SH 57A SH 61 SH 70 SH 72 SH 73A SH 89 SH 91 SH 92
Touring routes	Twin Coast Discovery Highway Thermal Explorer Highway Pacific Coast Highway Classic New Zealand Wine Trail Alpine Pacific Triangle Great Alpine Highway Foothills Scenic Route Inland Scenic Route Central Otago Touring Route Southern Scenic Route